sinister

Letters that make sinister

s, e, n, r, t, i are letters that make 'sinister'

Words within sinister

ER, te, si, NIST, SI, in, sin, IN, Sin, Er, In, Ni, Si, Te are words within 'sinister'

Anagrams of sinister

insister is an anagram of 'sinister'


3 possible definitions for 'sinister'

Sinister as "stemming from evil characteristics or forces, wicked or dishonorable"

Under this definition, sinister is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dark, black have the same meaning as 'sinister'

Derivatives of sinister

darkness, dark, iniquity, wickedness are derivatives of 'sinister'.

Similar to sinister

evil is similar to sinister.

Example of sinister used within this context

"black deeds", "a black lie", "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed", "Darth Vader of the dark side", "a dark purpose", "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility", "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy


Sinister as "on or starting from the wearer's left"

Under this definition, sinister is an adjective and has the following properties:

sinister as a category

'sinister' can be a category of heraldry.

Similar to sinister

sinistral is similar to sinister.

Example of sinister used within this context

"bar sinister"


Sinister as "threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments"

Under this definition, sinister is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

forbidding, ominous, baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, threatening have the same meaning as 'sinister'

Derivatives of sinister

omen, portent, presage, balefulness, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy, maleficence, mischief are derivatives of 'sinister'.

Similar to sinister

alarming is similar to sinister.

Example of sinister used within this context

"a baleful look", "forbidding thunderclouds", "his tone became menacing", "ominous rumblings of discontent", "sinister storm clouds", "a sinister smile", "his threatening behavior", "ugly black clouds", "the situation became ugly"



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